TV

Maniac
Part 9 Utangatta
Part 10 Option C [finale]
[Watch it (again) on Netflix.]

TV

Maniac
Part 7 Ceci N'est Pas Une Drill
Part 8 The Lake of the Clouds
[Watch it (again) on Netflix.]

Films

Prevenge (2016)
[#208 in 100 Films in a Year 2018]

TV

Maniac
Part 5 Exactly Like You
Part 6 Larger Structural Issues
[Watch it (again) on Netflix.]

Films

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011)
[#207 in 100 Films in a Year 2018]

I've been watching one Twilight a year for the past few years, normally at the end of October, but they're about to be removed from Amazon Prime so this one's coming up a little early. Except I just discovered the whole series is scheduled to turn up on Netflix the day after it leaves Amazon. Ah well, you never know -- sometimes sites say that and the films don't appear. Maybe I'll 'risk' leaving Part 2 until then. They did originally release Parts 1 and 2 a whole year apart, so I could once again wait until this time next year, but I'm not sure I want to drag this out for another 12 months...

TV

Maniac
Part 4 Furs by Sebastian
[Watch it (again) on Netflix.]

Films

Rocky V (1990)
[#206 in 100 Films in a Year 2018]

TV

Maniac
Part 3 Having a Day
[Watch it (again) on Netflix.]

Films

Before Midnight (2013)
[#205 in 100 Films in a Year 2018]

+ half-hour behind-the-scenes documentary After Before

this week on 100 Films

It was time for another TV column this week over at 100 Films in a Year...





Plus, 2 brand-new film reviews...


Happy Death Day (2017)

a high-concept slasher movie that could be described as Groundhog Day meets Scream via Legally Blonde. Normally those kind of “X meets Y” descriptions give a general sense of tone or some coincidental similarities, but if you could put those three films in a blender, Happy Death Day is almost certainly what would come out. But while there’s no doubt that it is derivative, that doesn’t mean it’s not entertaining.

Read more here.


What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)

a mix of overwrought melodrama, plausible real-life horror, and mature psychological thriller. It’s really driven by the acting of the two leads. Joan Crawford gets a less showy role, having to play it straight as the reasonable, sensible older sister... Bette Davis, on the other hand, is allowed to cut loose. She starts the film batty and only gets less mentally stable from there. It’s quite an extraordinary performance

Read more here.


More next Sunday.

TV

Maniac
Part 1 The Chosen One!
Part 2 Windmills
[Watch it (again) on Netflix.]

Films

Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017)
[2nd watch]
Did not realise it'd been a whole year since I last watched this. I guess it makes sense when I think about it, but oof, time flies!

Step Brothers (2008)
[#204 in 100 Films in a Year 2018]

Collection Count

Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.

Just one new addition this week. There'll be a bunch more next time, though I don't expect this month to hit the same kinda levels as last month!

Number of titles in collection: 2,150 [up 1]
Of which DVDs: 1,153 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 997 [up 1]

Number of discs in collection: 5,516 [up 1]
Number of films: 2,399 [up 1]
Number of TV episodes: 8,293 [no change]
Number of short films: 636 [no change]

See you next week, faithful reader.

Films

Before Sunset (2004)
[2nd watch]
Rewatchathon 2018 #37

TV

The Imitation Game
1x04 Episode 4
[Watch it (again) on the ITV Hub.]

Films

Ran (1985)
[#203 in 100 Films in a Year 2018]
What Do You Mean You Haven't Seen...? 2018 #9

+ the restoration featurette among the Blu-ray's (insanely extensive) special features, to see how they justified the bizarre teal-tinged colour balance. "This is how it was always meant to look," allegedly...

Films

Before Sunrise (1995)
[2nd watch]
Rewatchathon 2018 #36

Films

Mary and Max (2009)
[#202 in 100 Films in a Year 2018]

TV

Magic for Humans
1x06 Love [season finale]
[Watch it (again) on Netflix.]

Films

Network (1976)
[#201 in 100 Films in a Year 2018]